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June 6, 2004/Baltimore, Md.: Joseph A. McGovern, Q.E.I., was recently named Operations Manager of Vertical Transportation Excellence (VTX), an elevator and escalator consulting firm, which also specializes in moving walks and material handling design. The firm services commercial, institutional, and public transit markets across the United States. VTX operates as a division of Gannett Fleming, an international planning, design, and construction management firm.

Based in the firm’s Baltimore office, McGovern will be responsible for project and staff management support for the office and on existing projects in Maryland. He will also be responsible for continued development of local business to sustain existing staff and solidify long-term assignments with key clients.

“Joe has been a valuable asset to our organization since joining us last year,” said Kenneth G. Hamby, Q.E.I, vice president of VTX. “His ability to interact positively with our client’s coupled with the depth of experience in the elevator field has had positive impacts on the key project we are supporting within the area.”

McGovern has 25 years of experience in maintenance, modernization, design, and project management for new and existing elevator, escalator, and moving walk systems, as well as dumbwaiters, material lifts, and related equipment. He conducts in-depth safety inspections to assure that code and special requirements are fulfilled, such as the American with Disabilities Act. He also performs construction, investigative, and acceptance inspections.

Currently, McGovern is working on two prestigious projects in Maryland. McGovern is providing construction management services for 81 escalators and 33 elevators that serve Metro system riders in Baltimore for Maryland Transit Administration’s elevator and escalator rehabilitation work. McGovern is also responsible for the final inspection and acceptance testing of equipment for quality control, performance, contract, and code compliance for Maryland Aviation Administration’s elevators, escalators, and moving walks at Baltimore/Washington International Airport. These audits insure that contractual requirements are satisfactorily performed and that the units are ASME A17.1 compliant.

McGovern is a registered qualified elevator inspector (Q.E.I.) and member of the National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities.